HOPE, SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-EFFICACY AND LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG YOUNG ADULTS
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0021-06-12
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The study was conducted to determine the relationship between hope, self-esteem, self-efficacy
and life satisfaction among Young Adults. It was hypothesized that there is a significant
relationship between hope, self-esteem, self-efficacy and life satisfaction among young adults.
Results indicated that there is a significant no gender between hope, self-esteem, and self-efficacy
except life satisfaction. A sample of (N=300, age=18-30) of individuals; 150 males, and 150
females participated from Lahore, Pakistan via physical survey. The data was collected through
Simple Random sampling. Four questionnaires were used to find the relation between hope, self esteem, self-efficacy and life satisfaction, which are named as Trait Hope Scale (Snyder, 2002),
Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1989), General Self-Efficacy Scale (Jerusalem &
Schwarzer, 1981) and Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener et al, 1985; Pavot & Diener, 1993). The
results revealed that there was a significant negative relationship between hope and self-esteem
and significant positive relationship between hope self-efficacy and life satisfaction. It also
indicated that hope as a predictor, predicts the self-esteem, self-efficacy and life satisfaction.
Independent sample t-test was employed in order to analyze the gender differences among the
individuals Pakistan. The results revealed no significant gender differences among individuals
except for life satisfaction.